[Numpy-discussion] dtype='|S8' -- what does vertical bar mean?

Hi, I've been looking through the documentation and occasionally there is a dtype='|S8' reference or something with a | in it. I don't know what the | this notation means. I can't find it in the documentation. This should be easy. Little help? thanks in advance.

Re: [Numpy-discussion] dtype='|S8' -- what does vertical bar mean?

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 16:04, Reckoner recko...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I've been looking through the documentation and occasionally there is a dtype='|S8' reference or something with a | in it. I don't know what the | this notation means. I can't find it in the documentation. This should be

Re: [Numpy-discussion] dtype='|S8' -- what does vertical bar mean?

On 23-Mar-10, at 5:04 PM, Reckoner wrote: I don't know what the | this notation means. I can't find it in the documentation. This should be easy. Little help? A or in this position means big or little endianness. Strings don't have endianness, hence |. David